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Monday, February 28. 2011

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BCSO assists Habersham County during shooting incident

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Tuesday, February 24. 2015

Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed reported Monday that 12 BCSO personnel – including himself – provided assistance to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night. Three people were killed during a domestic incident northwest of Clarkesville and Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell and deputy Bill Zigan were wounded. Speed said ... [Full Story »]

Banks County schools closed Friday; 821 still without power

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Thursday, February 19. 2015

Banks County schools are closed Friday due to the winter weather. Employees are asked to report at 8 a.m. Jackson Electric Membership Corp. (JEMC) is reporting 821 power outages still in Banks County as a result of Tuesday's ice storm. Jackson EMC had restored power to all but 6,491 customers in its ten-county coverage area as of 5 p.m., a ... [Full Story »]

2,317 remain without power; shelters open

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Wednesday, February 18. 2015

2,317 Banks County residents remain without power following an ice storm Tuesday. A shelter has been set up to offer assistance to those without power. The Red Cross shelter has been opened at Nails Creek Baptist Church at 2743 Highway 51 N., Homer. Warm food and overnight stays will be available. The shelter will be open until further notice. ... [Full Story »]

Schools remain closed, 3,077 still without power

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Wednesday, February 18. 2015

Banks County schools remain closed today (Wednesday) following an ice storm that left 60 percent of Banks County residents without power on Tuesday. This morning, as of 8 a.m., 3,077 county residences remain without power. Jackson EMC has been working through the night on the outages that resulted from Monday’s ice storm. JEMC currently has ... [Full Story »]

Wrecks reported due to road conditions

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Tuesday, February 17. 2015

Thousands of Banks County residents were without power Tuesday due to the ice storm and trees were down across the county. The ice storm led to schools being closed and wrecks being reported. The Banks County Sheriff’s Office posted the following message on its facebook page Tuesday: “We are urging citizens to stay off the roads until the ... [Full Story »]

County offices opening delayed until 10 a.m.

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Tuesday, February 17. 2015

Banks County government offices will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday due to the winter storm. Power outages and trees in the roadway have been reported across the county.

Power outages reported across county

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Tuesday, February 17. 2015

Power outages reported across Banks County. Jackson Electric Membership Corporation reports 4,601 Banks County residents are without power due to the ice storm. “This represents one of the worst ice storms in Jackson EMC’s history,” spokesman Bonnie Jones reports. “Crews are working to clear outages as rapidly as the weather conditions ... [Full Story »]

Banks schools to be closed Tuesday

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Monday, February 16. 2015

Banks County Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 17, for all staff and students due to inclement weather. All extra-curricular activities for the day are also cancelled.

Jackson EMC activates emergency restoration plan

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Monday, February 16. 2015

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has activated its Emergency Restoration Plan and, based on forecasts from the National Weather Service that indicate winter weather could bring freezing rain or ice to parts of Northeast Georgia. “Any time there is the potential for accumulation of ice from sleet or freezing rain, we prepare for ... [Full Story »]

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